Ecole moderne Face of Christ
Oil on panel.

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Ecole moderne

Face of Christ Oil on panel.

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Ecole moderne

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GREEK SCHOOL Still life with Christ's face Oil on canvas Signed lower right 48 x 68 cm (view)

Starting price 800 EUR

ITALIAN ECOLE - Early 17th century oil on canvas depicting the Virgin and Child. The artist borrows aesthetic codes from the Italian "primitives", precursors of the Renaissance, who created, from the traditional model that had reigned in Italy for centuries, the "Greek Manner" inspired by Byzantium, a new art of painting based on the humanization of the figure. In our maternal scene, this humanization of the divine figures is reflected in the depiction of the Virgin gently holding her son, forehead to forehead, with a slight smile of tenderness, her gaze plunged into that of Jesus. The expression of transcendence is evoked here only by the slight halo of light surrounding the Virgin and Child, almost blending in with the painting's dark background. This Virgin of "humility" wears her characteristic habit, a simple red and blue dress; the red signifying her connection with the earthly world and the blue, by analogy with the sky, her great spirituality. Her face also follows the aesthetic codes of the precursors of the Renaissance, from which the painter Modigliani also drew inspiration much later, namely the representation of a fine, long nose, half-closed almond-shaped eyes, a voluminous chin, a small forehead in line with the nose, a long neck and round, reddish cheeks. Her uncovered hair, braided and tied with a fine ribbon around her head, also reveals her deeply feminine, human nature. Her hands, depicted with long fingers, recall, as they often do in religious art, that the mother of Christ possesses the spiritual sense of sight that translates into deep understanding of things, revelation of their hidden meaning and clairvoyance. The child, for his part, is wrapped in a white cloth, symbolizing his purity and power. Although his body is that of a child, his facial features are those of an adult, and his deep, serious gaze reflects his early wisdom and maturity. On the left, pointed by the divine child and placed on the edge of the table, a thornless rose with translucent stem and leaves symbolizes purity and "universal" love. HST framed. Restoration. 17th century. Size: approx. 68 x 56 cm (unframed)

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